Necktie lining



NECKTIE LINING Filed Dec. 14, 1953 u N z R. E s m 6 n M m M M I V V 0 an N fT 5 2 1 N T I. J A 6 1 w ,J. y i I E m 6 w u M w 4 L .o-o Mao. M o K M o oo n w a 4 m 0 a Patented June 11, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT orrlce 1 Claim.

This invention has general relation to neck ties and has more particular reference to an improved lining for the tiebody which is so constructed and made of such material that it possesses cer- 5 tain improved characteristics hereinafter set forth.

The invention resides in a lining which is made from an uncreasable resilient material and constructed in such a manner that, while it lends.

the desired body to the tie structure, it is stretchable with the body and conforms therewith to the tied arrangement, while operating to produce a smooth appearance when tied.

The invention aims for someof its objects to provide an improved neck tie lining which is constructed in such a manner and of such material that it functions to retain the tie in tied condition against accidental or unintentional untying or slippage of the knot, while permitting of the ready tying and untying of the same; operates to hold the collar in shape without the use of a collar button; tends to remove the wrinkles and restore the tie to its normal smooth flat condition when it is removed and hung up, and provides an inexpensive durable lining which cannot become distorted and which may be readily incorporated in the tie body.

With the above enumerated and other objects and advantages in view, reference is now made to the following specification and accompanying drawing in which there is disclosed, by way of example, several embodiments of the invention, while the appendedclaim covers variations and modifications thereof which fall within its scope.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a face view of the lining prior to its incorporation in the tie body.

Fig. 2 is a view of a neck tie equipped with the lining and constructed in accordance with the invention, the body of the tie being broken away and disclosing a portion of the lining.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross sectional view showingthe lining within the tie body.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary face view of a modified form of the invention.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional perspective view of a further modification of the invention.

Referring to the drawing by characters of reference, and particularly to the form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, l0 designates the lining which is formed adjacent its medial or knot-forming portion with a row of relatively small perforations l l near the opposite side edges thereof and with an intermediate row of relatively larger perforations II. From the medial knot-forming portion to the outer end of the larger end portion of the lining, the same is formed with substantially uniformly distributed larger perforations I3, of approximately the same size as the perforations l2, so as to render this portion of the tie more flexible and less resilient than the knot-forming portion while materially lightening the weightof the lining. The remaining smaller end of the lining may terminate at the neck band portion of the tie body, but if extended throughout the smaller end, as shown, it is formed with a row of perforations adjacent and parallel to the opposite side edges thereof.

As is customary, the body 14 of the tie structure is of tubular formation with the lining lying therein and extending substantially-throughout the length thereof. At the neckband portion, that is, the portion of the tie structure between the knot-forming portion and the smaller-end of the tie, the lining is usually stitched to the body and the perforations I! afford apertures for the passing of the stitching through the lining in addition to performing their function of lending flexibility to the lining material.

The lining I0 is preferably made of flexible resilient material such as rubber, rubberized cloth, leather or other equivalent materials which lend sufficient body to the tie so as to serve as a backing for the tie and presenting a smooth appearance when the tie is tied, the perforations at .the localized area lending to the lining diiferent'degrees of resiliency and flexibility and serving and functioning at the knot-forming portion where the tie is distorted and wrinkled by use to act upon the body so as to tend to remove the wrinkles therefrom and restore the same to a smooth, unwrinkled condition when the tie is hung up after each use. Due to the inherent nature of the material from which the lining is constructed and the arrangement of perforations, the lining acts to retain the tie in tied condition against accidental or unintentional untying or slippage of the knot and this without interfering with the tying and untying of the same. Furthermore, due to its construction and the material from which it is made, the lining operates to hold I the collar in shape even Without the use of a collar button.

As shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing, the stitching l5 extends through the apertures l2 so as" to facilitate the sewing or attaching of the lining to the tie body.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 4, the perforations are illustrated as in the form of slits or slots 16 in the lining, while in Fig. 5

the different degrees of resiliency and flexibility are obtained by a series of depressions I1 which vary the resiliency and flexibility at localized areas of the lining.

What is claimed is:

A necktie comprising a tubular body portion and a lining of an elongated strip of inherently flexible and resilient material interposed within the tubular body portion and having openings of relatively different sizes substantially throughout the effective length thereof, said openings being grouped at different areas of the lining in relatively dififerent spacing, those'at the knot forming portion being less closely grouped so as to provide a greater degree of resiliency at the knot forming portion of the tie and portions of greater flexibility in other parts of the lining.

BARNEY R. NYHAGEN. 

